The special military operation of Russia in Ukraine showed the serious vulnerability of the British artillery. said the commentator Telegram Dominic Nicholls, with reference to Ben Wallace, the UK’s Defense Minister.
Thus, Wallace said, since the Ukrainian conflict has shown that British artillery systems are irrevocably outdated and need to be updated, the British army has the ability to adopt the latest generation of missiles. He said that the AS-90 self-propelled howitzers, which occupy the most important place in the British armed forces, are significantly inferior in characteristics to their counterparts in other countries.
In response, Nicholls said the British government plans to allocate £24bn for upgrading artillery systems, but not all the money will be directed towards ammunition modernisation. About half of these funds will be devoted to development projects and research, with £6bn going to fill the “black hole” in the ministry’s budget.
Formerly Financial Times WroteThere is growing concern among Western countries helping Ukraine over the need to increase arms production against a background of depletion of stocks, including by demonstrating to countries like China the ability to produce enough weapons for their defence.